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Income & Jobs · Minnesota

Highest Income Counties in Minnesota 2026

Ranked by median household income and per capita earnings.

Top 10 — Income & Jobs in Minnesota

Score reflects income & jobs only — not overall county quality.

1Carver County, MN
98.8
2Scott County, MN
98.2
3Washington County, MN
97.9
4Wright County, MN
96.5
5Dakota County, MN
96.3
6Sherburne County, MN
96.1
7Anoka County, MN
95.1
8Chisago County, MN
94.4
9Hennepin County, MN
94
10Dodge County, MN
93.3

All Minnesota Counties — Income & Jobs Rankings

87 counties ranked by income & jobs score. Overall Score shown for context.

#CountyIncome & Jobs ScoreOverall Score
1Carver County, MN
98.8
56
2Scott County, MN
98.2
46.1
3Washington County, MN
97.9
47.5
4Wright County, MN
96.5
56.5
5Dakota County, MN
96.3
42.9
6Sherburne County, MN
96.1
55.8
7Anoka County, MN
95.1
43.5
8Chisago County, MN
94.4
46.1
9Hennepin County, MN
94
35.8
10Dodge County, MN
93.3
58.2
11Olmsted County, MN
93.1
43.5
12Le Sueur County, MN
92.9
54.6
13Isanti County, MN
88.5
43.7
14Steele County, MN
85.9
49.2
15Goodhue County, MN
85.8
47.4
16Rice County, MN
84.8
49.1
17Wabasha County, MN
83.9
64.1
18Ramsey County, MN
83.5
32.5
19Clay County, MN
83
41.6
20Carlton County, MN
82.2
49.4
21McLeod County, MN
81.5
49.7
22Houston County, MN
81.1
59.8
23Nicollet County, MN
81.1
53.8
24Douglas County, MN
80.2
56.4
25Sibley County, MN
78.1
57.4
26Fillmore County, MN
77.9
64.3
27Lake of the Woods County, MN
77.9
74.9
28Pennington County, MN
77.4
44.7
29Red Lake County, MN
77.1
73.3
30Stearns County, MN
77
50.1
31Kandiyohi County, MN
76.4
44.4
32Waseca County, MN
75.8
51.3
33Pope County, MN
75.7
65.3
34Kittson County, MN
75.3
69.5
35Jackson County, MN
74.8
70.9
36Stevens County, MN
74.7
64.1
37Lake County, MN
74.3
65.1
38Meeker County, MN
74.1
58.2
39Lyon County, MN
73.8
63.6
40Blue Earth County, MN
72.3
41.5
41Roseau County, MN
72.2
56.2
42Benton County, MN
72.1
40.8
43Lac qui Parle County, MN
72.1
74.8
44Murray County, MN
71.2
71.3
45Yellow Medicine County, MN
71
66.7
46Grant County, MN
70.7
65.8
47Polk County, MN
69.4
50.9
48Mower County, MN
69.3
43.6
49Cottonwood County, MN
69
63.1
50Mille Lacs County, MN
68.3
42.6
51Cook County, MN
68.1
63.2
52Crow Wing County, MN
68
49.9
53Marshall County, MN
67.9
69.9
54Norman County, MN
67.3
68.8
55Otter Tail County, MN
67.3
50.5
56Hubbard County, MN
66.7
51
57Watonwan County, MN
66
53.8
58Kanabec County, MN
65.4
52.5
59Chippewa County, MN
65.3
58.5
60Becker County, MN
65.2
52.9
61Wilkin County, MN
65.2
64.7
62Rock County, MN
64.9
70.5
63Pine County, MN
64.4
47
64Freeborn County, MN
64.1
46.6
65Winona County, MN
63.7
47.5
66Renville County, MN
63.3
56
67Big Stone County, MN
62.8
68.3
68St. Louis County, MN
62
40.1
69Lincoln County, MN
61.2
68.1
70Pipestone County, MN
61
66.9
71Morrison County, MN
60.6
51.2
72Brown County, MN
60.4
60.7
73Beltrami County, MN
59.7
36
74Cass County, MN
59.4
58.8
75Itasca County, MN
58.9
56
76Redwood County, MN
56.9
62.2
77Todd County, MN
56.3
55.4
78Koochiching County, MN
54.3
62.2
79Faribault County, MN
53.9
63.9
80Nobles County, MN
51.4
48.7
81Clearwater County, MN
46.8
65.8
82Traverse County, MN
42.8
66.7
83Wadena County, MN
38.4
62.1
84Aitkin County, MN
36.3
55
85Swift County, MN
34.8
64.3
86Martin County, MN
32.5
57.6
87Mahnomen County, MN
32.1
47.5

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